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The World in Brief from The Economist

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Paramount sweetens Warner bid; Carney placates Trump after bridge threat, and more

    2/11/2026 | 3 mins.
    Paramount, a film and TV giant, sweetened its offer for Warner Bros Discovery as part of its attempt to derail a competing acquisition of Warner by Netflix, which values the former at $83bn.

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  • The World in Brief from The Economist

    Sir Keir Starmer faces pressure to quit; America seizes Venezuelan oil tanker, and more

    2/10/2026 | 3 mins.
    Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he was “not prepared to walk away”, hours after Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, urged him to resign.

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    Takaichi Sanae triumphs in Japan; Jimmy Lai sentenced, and more

    2/09/2026 | 3 mins.
    Takaichi Sanae won a landslide victory in Japan’s snap election.

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    America demands peace in Ukraine by June; Iran threatens American bases, and more

    2/08/2026 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump deleted a video from his social-media account that depicted Barack Obama, a former president, and his wife, Michelle, as apes

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    Suicide bombing in Pakistan; Tech stocks bounce back, and more

    2/07/2026 | 3 mins.
    Donald Trump deleted a video from his social-media account that depicted former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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